The much awaited 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday night and telecast on NBC. Let us have a look at the Emmy Awards 2010 winners. Keep reading.
The nominations of the Emmy Awards this year were announced in July. And finally, on Sunday night, The Emmy Awards 2010 winners emerged at a ceremony held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles which was hosted by the ever so funny Jimmy Fallon. The following were the lucky and much deserved winners.
Emmy Awards 2010: Winners List
The following are the 2010 Emmy Awards winners who managed to bag the coveted trophies after fighting their way through stiff competition:
| Category | Winner |
| Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Temple Grandin (HBO) |
| Outstanding Mini-Series | The Pacific (HBO) |
| Best Series, Comedy | Modern Family |
| Best Series, Drama | Mad Men |
| Best Actor, Comedy | Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory |
| Best Actress, Comedy | Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie |
| Best Guest Actor, Comedy | Neil Patrick Harris – Glee |
| Best Guest Actress, Comedy | Betty White – SNL |
| Best Director, Comedy | Ryan Murphy – Glee |
| Best Writer, Comedy | Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan – Modern Family |
| Best Actor, Drama | Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad |
| Best Actress, Drama | Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer |
| Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series | Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family |
| Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series | Jane Lynch – Glee |
| Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series | Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad |
| Best Supporting Actress, Drama Series | Archie Panjabi – The Good Wife |
| Best Guest Actor, Drama | John Lithgow – Dexter |
| Best Guest Actress, Drama | Ann Margaret – Law & Order: SVU |
| Best Director, Drama | Steve Shill – Dexter |
| Best Writer, Drama | Erin Levy and Matthew Weiner – Mad Men |
| Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Jeff Probst – Survivor |
| Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart |
| Outstanding Reality Program | Jamie Olivers Food Revolution |
| Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Top Chef |
| Best Director, Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Bucky Gunts – The Winter Olympics |
| Best Writer, Variety Show | Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg – The 2010 Tony Awards |
| Best Actor, TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Al Pacino – You Don’t Know Jack |
| Best Actress, TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Claire Danes – Temple Grandin |
| Best Director, TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Mick Jackson – Temple Grandin |
| Best Supporting Actor, TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | David Strathairn – Temple Grandin |
| Best Supporting Actress, TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Julia Ormond – Temple Grandin |
| Best Writer, TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Adam Mazer – You Don’t know Jack |
| Bob Hope Humanitarian Award | George Clooney |
These have come out on top amidst stiff competition, and will be an extremely happy lot, celebrating into the night. Heartiest congratulations to the Emmy Awards 2010 winners!
